The folks behind Torrisi Italian Specialties do the Italian-American red sauce joint right. How they do it: quality ingredients that make classics like a pork chop with peppers feel new again; an old-school, clubhouse vibe (we'll even forgive the slightly too-bright lighting here); and a dose of dinner theater (the tuxedoed waiters are straight out of central casting).

Look ForBaked clams, spicy rigatoni vodka, veal Parmesan

We LoveThat most of the waiters have spent decades working in some of NYC’s best restaurants.